These are great but I love the capybara hot spa most of all, where capybara relax and unwind from a long day of eating grass to soothing chiptune versions of Oh Suzanna and Dixie.posted by Ad hominem at 8:40 PM on April 28, 2013 [6 favorites]

A sweetly bliss out video. I love the capybaras' enjoyment.posted by nickyskye at 8:40 PM on April 28, 2013

It finally hit me what this reminded me of. It is like the end of a capybara version of Old Joy, the story of two men's journey of self discovery, and incidentally a hot springs. It makes me older how the capybara got to the hot springs, and what they learned about themselves along the way.posted by Ad hominem at 8:49 PM on April 28, 2013 [5 favorites]

The thing about capybaras is that they look simultaneously completely dignified and completely ridiculous. It's the best combination.posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 9:57 PM on April 28, 2013 [13 favorites]

Those videos led me to witness the best job in the world.

The end of this may be the best part of it all, scratching the little baby cappy who's "only" the size of a housecat until he, too, succumbs to the scratching & falls over on his side. Thump.posted by scalefree at 10:12 PM on April 28, 2013

I wouldn't have watched till the end if the young'ins weren't stealing grass from each other. That part was the total cuteness.

It was like a live action Lady and the Tramp with giant rats who hate each other, with grass instead of spaghetti.posted by eddydamascene at 10:24 PM on April 28, 2013

Ooooh taz those are great! They certainly do need more, although certain letters will pose problems.posted by JHarris at 1:48 AM on April 29, 2013

operate an entirely unprofitable capybara farm

Perhaps not unprofitable. Capybaras are eaten in Brazil, I'm told.posted by colie at 3:23 AM on April 29, 2013

These are so vicariously relaxing, I feel I need to have a TV looping them while I work. Just to keep the stress level down.posted by vanar sena at 3:27 AM on April 29, 2013

I'd like to see them in fetish gear.posted by colie at 3:30 AM on April 29, 2013

One of my fantasies for being incredibly rich is to have a large pool area filled with frolicking capybaras.

These videos will do in the interim, however.posted by codacorolla at 5:36 AM on April 29, 2013

It's weird, most baby animals have different coloring, or different head proportion, or something, but baby capybaras seem to be perfect scale replicas of adults.posted by echo target at 6:29 AM on April 29, 2013

I'd just like to link to this "C is for Capybara" illustration that has been a longtime favorite of mine. (I wish this artist would do the whole alphabet, but so far I think they've only done an equally awesome A, and B.)

Also, I would like to apply for residence at Alvy Ampersand's Entirely Unprofitable Capybara Farm.posted by yoga at 7:42 AM on April 29, 2013

That's cute, but I really need to wonder how bad does wet capybara smell.posted by Iosephus at 8:17 AM on April 29, 2013

There needs to be a nap attack trigger warning on that first video; I have no idea how I'll pull myself out of this drooling semi-stupor in time to drive to work.posted by FelliniBlank at 8:24 AM on April 29, 2013

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